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when a million and a half iranians were demonstrating in 2009, obama, obama, are you with us o or with them, he did basically nothing. in the face of the 30,000 killed and massacred in syria, there's no leadership. in the case of iraq, we should have left a residual force. i can tell you it's unraveling, the latest being maliki allowing iranians to overfly iraq and bring weapons into syria. that's one of the influences there. what i'm saying is we need more robust american leadership because that's -- if the united states doesn't lead, then i would ask who do you want to lead? obviously that's not a good option. by the way, could i just add, i know americans are war weary. i know they're tired of iraq and afghanistan, but we cannot allow that whole part of the world to unravel the way that it is proceeding to do now because of aa lack of american leadership. >> senator, you mentioned karzai in afghanistan. he issued a statement where he said he was very unhappy to hear about that film that had gone out. he said nothing about any of the embassies being overrun. look at the same situatio
when a million and a half iranians were demonstrating in 2009, obama, obama, are you with us o or with them, he did basically nothing. in the face of the 30,000 killed and massacred in syria, there's no leadership. in the case of iraq, we should have left a residual force. i can tell you it's unraveling, the latest being maliki allowing iranians to overfly iraq and bring weapons into syria. that's one of the influences there. what i'm saying is we need more robust american leadership because...
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they need an aggressive contrast with barack obama. i think the reaction is the real frustration among conservatives, real frustration internally which we pick up and there is a lot of it in the piece that we wrote for this morning. and then just in general among the donors and other people in the republican infrastructure. they want a different approach. >> is part of the issue -- and why stuart is such a focus of -- stevens is such a focus of it -- the fact that he is not -- let me put it this way -- a dyed in the wool conservative who came up through the party. he's got some hollywood connections and so forth and that makes that wings of the party uncomfortable. >> there's definitely a lot of conservatives who are suspicious of stuart. but the truth is that the campaign was going well and conservatives liked the message. they woents care, they don't give a hoot who the campaign manager is or who this strategist is. what they want is a belief that they have a winning formula. so they're faulting stuart stevens. if you read the piece,
they need an aggressive contrast with barack obama. i think the reaction is the real frustration among conservatives, real frustration internally which we pick up and there is a lot of it in the piece that we wrote for this morning. and then just in general among the donors and other people in the republican infrastructure. they want a different approach. >> is part of the issue -- and why stuart is such a focus of -- stevens is such a focus of it -- the fact that he is not -- let me put...
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they let barack obama define and the obama campaign define romney. they lost the convention. the notion that you're scrambling to write an acceptance speech a few hours before you give it is crazy in modern american politics and they lost last week. i mean, when they kind of blew it on this libya thing. they need somebody -- >> it's hard for me to imagine, bob, how could have they lost last week? i know they did but it amazes me. problem didn't demonstrate once been in a whole new venue of international policy his wholly inadequate skills last week on foreign policy. >> i totally disagree with that. i think he came across as cool, in command and did a good job. but why did romney lose so much? because in the middle of a mess like this, when american lives are at stake and you know this, you don't go out and attack the president of the united states and say that he's somehow or another sympathizes with terrorists. that's how he lost it. if you handed that statement to ronald reagan, if you handed that statement to george bush or go, h.w. bush, i think they would have looked at
they let barack obama define and the obama campaign define romney. they lost the convention. the notion that you're scrambling to write an acceptance speech a few hours before you give it is crazy in modern american politics and they lost last week. i mean, when they kind of blew it on this libya thing. they need somebody -- >> it's hard for me to imagine, bob, how could have they lost last week? i know they did but it amazes me. problem didn't demonstrate once been in a whole new venue...
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why is obama waging war on coal? >> i think he's being driven by an extreme environment by an lobby he doesn't like coal, he said if you build a coal plant, we're going to bankrupt you and he's following through on his promise. >> that means we will not have another new coal plant in our lifetime. that's the way experts have said it, that they'll never be able to get done what the epa wants to get done so there will be no new coal mines. >> so we're shutting out our most affordable, abundant resource. my state of west virginia will lose a lot and has lost a lot. >> a lot of states too. i get that, but what about the existing coal mines, shelley? tell me about that because the epa is writing regulations now and a lot of people from that industry say basically they're going to have shut down even existing coal plants. >> the permitting process has slowed to a crawl and it's through the regulations of the epa and they put in impossible deadlines and impossible benchmarks to meet and at the same time you've got the distr
why is obama waging war on coal? >> i think he's being driven by an extreme environment by an lobby he doesn't like coal, he said if you build a coal plant, we're going to bankrupt you and he's following through on his promise. >> that means we will not have another new coal plant in our lifetime. that's the way experts have said it, that they'll never be able to get done what the epa wants to get done so there will be no new coal mines. >> so we're shutting out our most...
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obama has had a terrible foreign policy. there is no guiding principle, no dismaking matrix from which you can guess why we were leading from behind in libya. we were holding on to mubarak until we knew he was going to go in egypt. he is a terrible foreign policy guy. mitt romney is an echo. pro-choice. he wants to spend more on defense than obama is committed to. we don't know why and don't know to what end. i think obama will come out. 58% of americans in a rasmussen poll says americans should be getting out of the middle east. they're tired of it. if mitt romney is merely saying obama is terrible there, people will agree with him. okay, what's your plan? we don't know what he's doing on the economy and foreign policy. >> let me go to igar and give you a chance to respond. you are old enough to remember jimmy carter. things in iran didn't work out so great for jimmy carter. look, i think president obama is actually saying some good things. he's trying to get tough on these terrorists. i think he understands they're linked
obama has had a terrible foreign policy. there is no guiding principle, no dismaking matrix from which you can guess why we were leading from behind in libya. we were holding on to mubarak until we knew he was going to go in egypt. he is a terrible foreign policy guy. mitt romney is an echo. pro-choice. he wants to spend more on defense than obama is committed to. we don't know why and don't know to what end. i think obama will come out. 58% of americans in a rasmussen poll says americans...
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you have michelle obama talking about how when barack obama was younger, his proudest potential was the coffee table he found in a dumpster. ann romney talked about her and mitt romney eating tuna fish when they were a newlywed couple. it is almost a retro election that we're sort of debating the debate that went on in the 1980s. the middle class is in the middle of a very competitive global economy. we have to up our game. we have to up our game. better skills for all workers. better competitiveness in the private sector and a real fiscal plan. we're not getting any of that. again, it's naive and probably won't happen but i think people want to hear real answers. simpson-bowles impressed a lot of people. president appointed the deficit reduction committee and he walked away from its findings. it is very disappointsing so far. >> that's a very interesting point. do you agree both parties are kind of misunderstanding what the middle class is, they're misrepresenting the middle class, if you like. if you don't really understand what the middle class is and what they need, it is very diffi
you have michelle obama talking about how when barack obama was younger, his proudest potential was the coffee table he found in a dumpster. ann romney talked about her and mitt romney eating tuna fish when they were a newlywed couple. it is almost a retro election that we're sort of debating the debate that went on in the 1980s. the middle class is in the middle of a very competitive global economy. we have to up our game. we have to up our game. better skills for all workers. better...
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president obama is speaking in the rose garden right now. let's listen in. >> american diplomats and civilians work tirelessly to advance the interests and values of our nation. often they are away from their families. sometimes they brave great danger. yesterday four of these extraordinary americans were killed in an attack on our diplomatic post in benghazi. among those killed was our ambassador, chris stevens, as well as foreign service officer shawn smith. we are still notifying the families of the others who were killed. and today the american people stand united in holding the families of the four american in our thoughts and in our prayers. the united states condemns in the strongest terms this outrageous and shocking attack. we're working with the government of libya to secure our diplomats. i've also directed my administration to increase our security at diplomatic posts around the world. and make no mistake, we will work with the libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attacked our people. since our founding, the unit
president obama is speaking in the rose garden right now. let's listen in. >> american diplomats and civilians work tirelessly to advance the interests and values of our nation. often they are away from their families. sometimes they brave great danger. yesterday four of these extraordinary americans were killed in an attack on our diplomatic post in benghazi. among those killed was our ambassador, chris stevens, as well as foreign service officer shawn smith. we are still notifying the...
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i keep reminding people that, if president obama wins re-election, irrespective of what you think about his policies, he's campaigning on a claim to raise taxes on the upper income brackets. if he wins re-election. he's going to have the case to make to house republicans that taxes should go up. to the extent we believe house republicans are not going to agree with him, i think the probability of the fiscal cliff is higher. >> guys, we're going to get more on these cuts as we sort of get them in. lockheed martin and northrop grumman are down a few points but not significantly. you talked about oil prices. interesting because i tweeted out yesterday that oil nearing $100 a barrel, very regressive. gas prices continue to climb. is that another reason why you think the fed is ultimately going to be bad for the u.s. economy, inflation whacking everybody? >> it's a tax on consumers. you have the federal government running trillion plus deficits. any dollar not spent by the public sector can be invested in the private sector, can be invested in this productivity fabric, invested in this mobil
i keep reminding people that, if president obama wins re-election, irrespective of what you think about his policies, he's campaigning on a claim to raise taxes on the upper income brackets. if he wins re-election. he's going to have the case to make to house republicans that taxes should go up. to the extent we believe house republicans are not going to agree with him, i think the probability of the fiscal cliff is higher. >> guys, we're going to get more on these cuts as we sort of get...
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will he really help obama bring in those still undecided voters? and are you ready for some football? the nfl season kicking off tonight with the new york giants taking on the dallas cowboys. we'll talk big blue at their own stadium next. at bank of america, we're continuing to lend and invest in communities across the country. whether it's supporting a delaware nonprofit that's providing training and employment opportunities, investing in the revitalization of a neighborhood in the bronx, or providing the financing to help a beloved san diego bakery expand, what's important to communities across the country is important to us. and we're proud to work with all of those who are creating a stronger future for everyone. you have to dig a little. fidelity's etf market tracker shows you the big picture on how different asset classes are performing, and it lets you go in for a closer look at areas within a class or sector that may be bucking a larger trend. i'm stephen hett of fidelity investments. the etf market tracker is one more innovative reason ser
will he really help obama bring in those still undecided voters? and are you ready for some football? the nfl season kicking off tonight with the new york giants taking on the dallas cowboys. we'll talk big blue at their own stadium next. at bank of america, we're continuing to lend and invest in communities across the country. whether it's supporting a delaware nonprofit that's providing training and employment opportunities, investing in the revitalization of a neighborhood in the bronx, or...
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into delivering a red line policy which clearly the obama administration is set against them. perhaps they're trying to influence any future romney administration. it's a dangerous policy for the israelis. it could fall flat in terms of sort of in a sense march the troops halfway up the hill and then having to march them back down again. >> david, good to on speak it to you. thanks for that. >>> a quick look at the agenda in asia. reserve bank of india meeting on monday. there may still be an outside chance of a rate cut. china is set to release august investment figures. meanwhile japanese and malaysian markets are closed for the holidays and it's respect the age day in japan. >>> meanwhile this morning in an exclusive interview with cnbc, trichet says the central bank's plan to save the eurozone should be subject to conditions. he's been speaking to our very own michelle caruso-cabrera, former anchor of this show. great to see you this morning. what kind of mood did you you find jean claude in particularly in regard to all the events that have happened since his departure? >
into delivering a red line policy which clearly the obama administration is set against them. perhaps they're trying to influence any future romney administration. it's a dangerous policy for the israelis. it could fall flat in terms of sort of in a sense march the troops halfway up the hill and then having to march them back down again. >> david, good to on speak it to you. thanks for that. >>> a quick look at the agenda in asia. reserve bank of india meeting on monday. there...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: he keeps saying it... mitt romney: this president cannot tell us that you're... better off today than when he took office. anncr: well... here's where we were in 2008... tv anncr: the worst financial collapse... since the great depression... tv anncr: american workers were laid off in numbers not seen... in over three decades. anncr: and here's where we are today... thirty months of private sector job growth. creating 4.6 million new jobs. we're not there yet. but the real question is: whose plan is better for you? the president's plan asks millionaires... to pay a little more... to help invest in a strong middle class. clean energy. and cut the deficit. mitt romney's plan? a new 250,000 dollar tax break for... multi-millionaires. roll back regulations on the banks that cratered the economy. and raise taxes on the middle class. president clinton: they want to go back to the same old... policies that got us in trouble in the first place. president obama: we're not going back, we are moving forward. anncr: f
president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: he keeps saying it... mitt romney: this president cannot tell us that you're... better off today than when he took office. anncr: well... here's where we were in 2008... tv anncr: the worst financial collapse... since the great depression... tv anncr: american workers were laid off in numbers not seen... in over three decades. anncr: and here's where we are today... thirty months of private sector job growth. creating 4.6...
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the combination of michelle obama tonight, bill clinton tomorrow night and barack obama thursday night, they hope will push things further back in their direction, guys. >> thank you for that. for more on the conventions and presidential race, let's bring in andrew card, former white house chief of staff during the last bush administration. currently serve as dean. good to have you pack. >> howdy to you. >> let's talk about what the argument's going to be in charlotte this week because whether it's a plant closing for gm or what have you, it seems like we're going to be hear iin what a mess the bush white house left the obama white house with. does the argument hold any water and what's your reaction to it? >> first of all, i think president obama is very quick to take credit. and sort of accept praise. he's very slow to accept responsibility. and he almost never takes the blame. i think that's going to be the cadence of this democratic convention. he's going to be taking a lot of credit and he should be. any credit he takes, he should be sharing with others. he won't. he'll try to tak
the combination of michelle obama tonight, bill clinton tomorrow night and barack obama thursday night, they hope will push things further back in their direction, guys. >> thank you for that. for more on the conventions and presidential race, let's bring in andrew card, former white house chief of staff during the last bush administration. currently serve as dean. good to have you pack. >> howdy to you. >> let's talk about what the argument's going to be in charlotte this...
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the obama white house circling its wagons around u.n. ambassador susan rice. lawmakers are demanding her resignation and the answer to this, was there an absolute security breakdown and a subsequent cover-up of the 9/11 terror attack in libya? within 24 hours, they all knew
the obama white house circling its wagons around u.n. ambassador susan rice. lawmakers are demanding her resignation and the answer to this, was there an absolute security breakdown and a subsequent cover-up of the 9/11 terror attack in libya? within 24 hours, they all knew
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president obama: we're not going back, we are moving forward. anncr: forward. >>> although i said earlier that the day of reckoning isn't coming any time soon, that no way means this market is immune to a roadblock here and there. that means we have to be a little defensive. unlike four years ago, we can better see the problems that are likely to send the market down, and therefore we can prepare our portfolios for that disruption. how do we play defense? diversification. that's why every wednesday we play my fave game, "am i diversified?" this is where you call me, tell me your top five holdings, and i tell you if your portfolio is diversified enough, maybe mix it up a little bit. you all have opko, or you all have heck. that's what people are doing wrong. they have all heckmann. i don't want people to do that. our first tweet from @jackomas23 he says #madmoney, am i diversified? and he's got apple, amazon, aig, nike, jpmorgan. this guy's got a lot of my -- thanks for helping out the little guy. you're quite welcome. let's take a look at this.
president obama: we're not going back, we are moving forward. anncr: forward. >>> although i said earlier that the day of reckoning isn't coming any time soon, that no way means this market is immune to a roadblock here and there. that means we have to be a little defensive. unlike four years ago, we can better see the problems that are likely to send the market down, and therefore we can prepare our portfolios for that disruption. how do we play defense? diversification. that's why...
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with the elderly and obama care. this is a google situation. i like that a lot better. >> i like that better. a lot more optimistic rather than thinking of getting old and decrep decrepit. >>> apple hitting record highs. pre-orders for the iphone 5 begin. shipping expectations have been shifted from one week to two. it took 22 hours for the 4s to sell out of its preorder and 20 hours and 7 seconds to sell out the iphone 4. did drexler get his phone? i wonder. it is selling out that quickly. >> i would point out, now we're seeing these derivatives trading on the arm holdings. here's a great one. western digital puts out a horrible number. >> it was a dividend. >> apropos of the dow, here we have some technology stocks that are so -- you have intel and microsoft, very old tech. apple obviously if we're going to start measuring a sellout by hours we're dealing with -- paul krugman would acknowledge. >> the "i" economy is the u.s. economy. it's a lot more cash on the balance sheet, that's for sure. >>> all right. let's get to rick santelli at the c
with the elderly and obama care. this is a google situation. i like that a lot better. >> i like that better. a lot more optimistic rather than thinking of getting old and decrep decrepit. >>> apple hitting record highs. pre-orders for the iphone 5 begin. shipping expectations have been shifted from one week to two. it took 22 hours for the 4s to sell out of its preorder and 20 hours and 7 seconds to sell out the iphone 4. did drexler get his phone? i wonder. it is selling out...
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this is a huge headache for president obama? >> well, i just built a $900 million building in chicago and it's something i'm very proud of, and i see this going on in chicago and i'm not happy about it from any standpoint. i look at it from that's a selfish, personal standpoint but chicago is a great city and things are going to have to happen quickly in chicago. >> don't you think they will? i don't think we'll hear, i mean this is rahm, so i don't think we'll hear anything out of the obama administration, any type of comment about what to do in this case, do you? >> no, you're not going to hear any comment and this could go a long -- this isn't the first teacher's strike. >> it's been 25 years though. >> we've had them in new york and all over. this is the one right now under the magnifying glass. you won't hearing anything from washington. >> we have an election in 56 days and former chief of staff and his hometown. >> let's look -- hey, donald, how are you? >> hi? how are you doing? >> good. how is your golf? >> my golf is o
this is a huge headache for president obama? >> well, i just built a $900 million building in chicago and it's something i'm very proud of, and i see this going on in chicago and i'm not happy about it from any standpoint. i look at it from that's a selfish, personal standpoint but chicago is a great city and things are going to have to happen quickly in chicago. >> don't you think they will? i don't think we'll hear, i mean this is rahm, so i don't think we'll hear anything out of...
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this is an uphill fight for the obama campaign historically, isn't it? >> it really is an uphill fight. the argument they're making it is things would be much better if the republicans weren't standing in the way and you hear this from the president and top aides. they point to the fact that the president submitted his jobs bill, yet it sits there in congress, they haven't moved on it yet. he said if they passed this jobs bill, a million more jobs would be created. i go back to the trend line they are pointing to. they say the economy is adding jobs so they're not subtracting at all. the jobs are not being added the way that some of the economists had expected that there would be bigger numbers, but they point to the fact that jobs are being added, not subtracted and that's the message they're telling the voters out there. >> we'll see who voters believe. dan, jim, john, thanks. other stories building tonight. susan hendricks joins us. >> anderson, no end to the ongoing violence in syria. opponents to the assad reng eem say security forces killed at leas
this is an uphill fight for the obama campaign historically, isn't it? >> it really is an uphill fight. the argument they're making it is things would be much better if the republicans weren't standing in the way and you hear this from the president and top aides. they point to the fact that the president submitted his jobs bill, yet it sits there in congress, they haven't moved on it yet. he said if they passed this jobs bill, a million more jobs would be created. i go back to the trend...
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what obama was doing was recognizing reality. i think the key question here, we have politics it's 50 days out. you've got to put patriotism ahead of politics. >> thanks so much. our third story now, the bodies of the four americans kills in tuesday's attack in benghazi, libya. they did arrive home today. president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton spoke at joint base andrews in maryland hailing the victims as heroes and patriots. u.s. ambassador to libya chris stevens, by all accounts, a model diplomat, a man who loved his job, but we are now learning more about the others. perhaps not as famous, but so important to those around them. two were former navy s.e.a.l.s, a third a veteran of the american air force. barbara starr reports on the somber homecoming. >> four americans, four patriots. they loved this country. and they chose to serve it and served it well. they had a mission and they believed in it. they knew the danger and they accepted. >> former navy s.e.a.l., glen doherty, a combat veteran, had already cheate
what obama was doing was recognizing reality. i think the key question here, we have politics it's 50 days out. you've got to put patriotism ahead of politics. >> thanks so much. our third story now, the bodies of the four americans kills in tuesday's attack in benghazi, libya. they did arrive home today. president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton spoke at joint base andrews in maryland hailing the victims as heroes and patriots. u.s. ambassador to libya chris stevens, by all...
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president obama didn't deposit that. president obama didn't make this a priority. he certainly -- president clinton challenged protectionists in his own party from the white house saying that don't stand in the way of prosperity. you have never seen president obama challenge his own party in that way. i think -- bill clinton was a champion of free trade. barack obama has been a reluctant supporter of free trade agreements that already were approved -- already in place before he came into office and he hasn't come up with any of his own. >> we are going to move on to other news. stick around, mark, because -- governor romney is a little late in starting his speech. we want to get your impressions. three hours from now president obama will speak at the clinton global initiative. first he will address delegates and other world leaders. the president -- will be speaking in an hour. he is expected to challenge the world to confront what's causing muslim rage and he will tell world leaders the united states will do what it must to prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear we
president obama didn't deposit that. president obama didn't make this a priority. he certainly -- president clinton challenged protectionists in his own party from the white house saying that don't stand in the way of prosperity. you have never seen president obama challenge his own party in that way. i think -- bill clinton was a champion of free trade. barack obama has been a reluctant supporter of free trade agreements that already were approved -- already in place before he came into office...
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has president obama's handling of it given mitt romney an opening? fareed zakaria joins us. how did i get here? dumb luck? or good decisions? ones i've made. ones we've all made. about marriage. children. money. about tomorrow. here's to good decisions. who matters most to you says the most about you. massmutual is owned by our policyholders so they matter most to us. massmutual. we'll help you get there. and the candidate's speech is in pieces all over the district. the writer's desktop and the coordinator's phone are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the strategist's tablet. and while i make my way into the venue, the candidate will be rehearsing off of his phone. [ candidate ] and thanks to every young face i see out there. [ woman ] his phone is one of his biggest supporters. [ female announcer ] with cisco at the center... working together has never worked so well. oh, hey alex. just picking up some, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by
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has president obama's handling of it given mitt romney an opening? fareed zakaria joins us. >>> welcome back. more on libya now as our breaking news was unfolding today, new details about the killings in benghazi and the rioting and chaos that followed a pro-democracy march today in benghazi. a number of the protesters burning cars, taking over the headquarters of an extremist militia group that the government suspects of involvement in last week's assault. it began peacefully with marchers outnumbering a much smaller crowd of religious radicals. many carried pro-america signs including some demanding justice for ambassador christopher stevens. back home, pursuing that notion has neither been simple, nor easy, nor untouched by election year politics. it began early on with mitt romney's late night claim that the administration's first response was to sympathize with the attackers. that was not the case. but the white house's subsequent line downplaying terrorism as a factor, to many that strained credibility. late this week the administration backed
has president obama's handling of it given mitt romney an opening? fareed zakaria joins us. >>> welcome back. more on libya now as our breaking news was unfolding today, new details about the killings in benghazi and the rioting and chaos that followed a pro-democracy march today in benghazi. a number of the protesters burning cars, taking over the headquarters of an extremist militia group that the government suspects of involvement in last week's assault. it began peacefully with...
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has president obama's handling of it given mitt romney an opening? fareed zakaria joins us. i'm an expert on softball. and tea parties. i'll have more awkward conversations than i'm equipped for because i'm raising two girls on my own. i'll worry about the economy more than a few times before they're grown. but it's for them, so i've found a way. who matters most to you says the most about you. massmutual is owned by our policyholders so they matter most to us. massmutual. we'll help you get there. i was talking to my best friend. i told her i wasn't feeling like myself... i had pain in my pelvic area... and bleeding that wasn't normal for me. she said i had to go to the doctor. turned out i had uterine cancer, a type of gynecologic cancer. i received treatment and we're confident i'll be fine. please listen to your body. if something doesn't feel right for two weeks or longer, see your doctor. get the inside knowledge about gynecologic cancers. knowing can make all the difference in the world. governor of getting it done. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...
has president obama's handling of it given mitt romney an opening? fareed zakaria joins us. i'm an expert on softball. and tea parties. i'll have more awkward conversations than i'm equipped for because i'm raising two girls on my own. i'll worry about the economy more than a few times before they're grown. but it's for them, so i've found a way. who matters most to you says the most about you. massmutual is owned by our policyholders so they matter most to us. massmutual. we'll help you get...
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has president obama's handling of it given mitt romney an opening? fareed zakaria joins us. i'm an expert on softball. and tea parties. i'll have more awkward conversations than i'm equipped for because i'm raising two girls on my own. i'll worry about the economy more than a few times before they're grown. but it's for them, so i've found a way. who matters most to you says the most about you. massmutual is owned by our policyholders so they matter most to us. massmutual. we'll help you get there. and the candidate's speech is in pieces all over the district. the writer's desktop and the coordinator's phone are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the strategist's tablet. and while i make my way into the venue, the candidate will be rehearsing off of his phone. [ candidate ] and thanks to every young face i see out there. [ woman ] his phone is one of his biggest supporters. [ female announcer ] with cisco at the center... working together has never worked so well. agents, say hello to the biggest hailstone in u.s. history.
has president obama's handling of it given mitt romney an opening? fareed zakaria joins us. i'm an expert on softball. and tea parties. i'll have more awkward conversations than i'm equipped for because i'm raising two girls on my own. i'll worry about the economy more than a few times before they're grown. but it's for them, so i've found a way. who matters most to you says the most about you. massmutual is owned by our policyholders so they matter most to us. massmutual. we'll help you get...
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president obama, secretary of state clinton and leon panetta will all be there. special coverage begins right now with don lemon. >> thank you very much, suzanne. that is where we're going to begin at this moment. that ceremony is beginning to take place. at this moment, an arrival that all americans would rather not have to happen. the bodies of four of our own coming home right now. the americans killed in an attack on the u.s. consulate in libya now at joint base andrews in maryland. the libyan government now says it believes the americans were targets of a plot to divide libya from the united states. and now america mourns for these men. christopher stevens, first ambassador killed in the line of duty in 33 years. he helped to liberate libya last year. tyrone woods, a father of three who spent more than 20 years as a navy s.e.a.l. glen doherty, a former navy s.e.a.l., who was active in a group fighting to keep religious tolerance inside the military. and sean smith, a ten-year veteran of the foreign service management office and a father of two. the men were
president obama, secretary of state clinton and leon panetta will all be there. special coverage begins right now with don lemon. >> thank you very much, suzanne. that is where we're going to begin at this moment. that ceremony is beginning to take place. at this moment, an arrival that all americans would rather not have to happen. the bodies of four of our own coming home right now. the americans killed in an attack on the u.s. consulate in libya now at joint base andrews in maryland....
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obama made news as well. joining us to talk about it, paul begala, advising the leading pro-obama super pac. paul, even though it seems like romney has pretty much been all over the map when it comes to people without insurance in turning to the emergency room for basic care, does a flip-flop or change in position on an issue like this really resonate with voters? >> i actually have never been one as a democratic strategist and i advise the super pac that's trying to defeat governor romney and re-elect the president so i have a dog in this hunt. we never attacked him for the flip-flopping not because we think he's not but it's more important to show the damage he would do to the middle class. that's the problem here. once again he seemed to be really out of touch, really callous about people who don't have health insurance, who might have a heart attack and die. he says well, they don't die in their apartment. actually, they do sometimes, governor. there was a harvard study that said 40,000 americans a year d
obama made news as well. joining us to talk about it, paul begala, advising the leading pro-obama super pac. paul, even though it seems like romney has pretty much been all over the map when it comes to people without insurance in turning to the emergency room for basic care, does a flip-flop or change in position on an issue like this really resonate with voters? >> i actually have never been one as a democratic strategist and i advise the super pac that's trying to defeat governor...
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in care york the situation there remains very, very tense after the deadly attack in libya president obama is vowing to find the killer there. the u.s. ambassador, chris stevens died tuesday night after a mob stormed the consulate in benghazi. the violence spreading not only in cairo, you can see live pictures from egypt. spreading in the region and to a certain degree as well. we'll stay on top of the. that's it for us, thank you very much for watching, "ac 360" starts right now. >>> good evening, everyone. breaking news tonight. american warships and u.s. marines on the move, drones airborne. and a running battle on the streets of cairo between police and protesters outside and near the u.s. embassy and at a mosque in tahrir square. these are live pictures. lake new developments in the wake of the siege there yesterday and the attack on the u.s. consulate that left four americans dead, including j. christopher stevens, the ambassador to libya who's being remembered as a dedicated and talented advocate for this country overseas. it is hard to overstate the significance of what happened la
in care york the situation there remains very, very tense after the deadly attack in libya president obama is vowing to find the killer there. the u.s. ambassador, chris stevens died tuesday night after a mob stormed the consulate in benghazi. the violence spreading not only in cairo, you can see live pictures from egypt. spreading in the region and to a certain degree as well. we'll stay on top of the. that's it for us, thank you very much for watching, "ac 360" starts right now....
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. >> well, later today after that speech, on the cbs evening news, president obama also had sharp words for mitt romney, who's come under fire from democrats and some republicans for his statements lashing out at the obama administration's response to the attacks in benghazi and cairo. statements that whatever you believe about american foreign policy are simply not factual. we'll get to the battle over that in a moment. first we do want to focus on the attacks themselves, what happened last night and what is happening right now with the latest information we have. again, you're looking at live pictures now from cairo. as we said, breaking news both in libya and cairo to tell you about. yesterday's all-out assault on the american embassy may be over but the fighting around it continues tonight in cairo. the compound now ringed with security forces, egyptian security forces who are reportedly using tear gas and about 500 protesters gathering at a mosque in nearby tahrir square. those are the images you're seeing. amid all that, we're also learning more details, pretty bizarre stuff, abou
. >> well, later today after that speech, on the cbs evening news, president obama also had sharp words for mitt romney, who's come under fire from democrats and some republicans for his statements lashing out at the obama administration's response to the attacks in benghazi and cairo. statements that whatever you believe about american foreign policy are simply not factual. we'll get to the battle over that in a moment. first we do want to focus on the attacks themselves, what happened...
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romney's suggestion was the statement was the obama statement. the white house says it wasn't. a number of tweets were sent by the cairo embassy and according to a number of current and former service workers, the white house does not routinely vet tweets sent out by embassies. the white house disavowed the statement after it had been september. mr. romney said it was a response. it came out before the rioting and long before the killing in tripoli. it was apparently an attempt by embassy staff to head off -- excuse me in benghazi. it was apparently an attempt by embassy staff to head off what you see happening here, to diffuse the situation before it got ugly and there was an attack on the embassy in cairo, not to apologize after it did. you can agree or disagree with what the embassy did under pressure, whether their statement was appropriate. you could say it should have said nothing or defended the freedom of these filmmakers to make that inflammatory video. what you can't do is say that the embassy statement came after a particular event when in fact it came before that ev
romney's suggestion was the statement was the obama statement. the white house says it wasn't. a number of tweets were sent by the cairo embassy and according to a number of current and former service workers, the white house does not routinely vet tweets sent out by embassies. the white house disavowed the statement after it had been september. mr. romney said it was a response. it came out before the rioting and long before the killing in tripoli. it was apparently an attempt by embassy staff...
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dark blue, obama states, light blue, leading obama, dark red, strong for romney, light red leaning his way. here is why the polls tell us so much going into the final stretch. the president led in ohio, governor romney has to win this state. if we turn the state blue, puts the president on the door step of winning the re-election. and if the president carried florida, if nothing else changed, game over. that would put the president over the top. those two states, biggest prize of the battle ground states, key. let's stretch it out. let's say governor romney carries the state of florida. even then, look, if the president keeps ohio, he could get there easily. if he wins ohio, all he needs is to take the state of wisconsin, and again, game over for the president. that is why as i put these back where they are, toss-up states. that is why ohio is so important for governor romney. if he loses this state, the math is almost impossible. so as you head into the final stretch and see all the battle grounds, slight advantage for the president, still competitive. governor romney can fight them s
dark blue, obama states, light blue, leading obama, dark red, strong for romney, light red leaning his way. here is why the polls tell us so much going into the final stretch. the president led in ohio, governor romney has to win this state. if we turn the state blue, puts the president on the door step of winning the re-election. and if the president carried florida, if nothing else changed, game over. that would put the president over the top. those two states, biggest prize of the battle...
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we'll talk about who obama is and how he makes decisions. also, why is israel trying to get the united states to commit to waging war when israel itself isn't willing to do so. and finally we'll take a look at these pictures. do you think they were taken by nasa or the european space agency? no, a teenager with a second-hand camera. >>> but first here's my take. the images of the american embassy burning in benghazi might have conjured up memories of tehran in 1979, but the analogy is false. in libya, the government is not fomenting anti-americanism. it's lamb meanting it. the violence there appears to have been the work of small extremist elements that lack much popular support. but the storm has spread from libya. across the middle east there have been protests rallying against the united states and the west in general. even in these places, however, keep in mind that these crowds number in the hundreds, perhaps thousands. in countries with tens of millions of people. they make for vivid images be u they don't tell the whole story. what ca
we'll talk about who obama is and how he makes decisions. also, why is israel trying to get the united states to commit to waging war when israel itself isn't willing to do so. and finally we'll take a look at these pictures. do you think they were taken by nasa or the european space agency? no, a teenager with a second-hand camera. >>> but first here's my take. the images of the american embassy burning in benghazi might have conjured up memories of tehran in 1979, but the analogy is...
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as far as the libyan president's phone call with president obama, president obama said he expressed his appreciation for cooperation with the libyan government. so there you have two different relationships developing. but the most important one is still with egypt. egypt is by far the most important arab country. it is one that the united states needs as far as israel is concerned. what happens in egypt tends to have an impact on what happens in other countries. so this is really going to be the big test for the united states going forward. this relationship is a work in progress, the president said. i think many egyptians would tell you that their own president is a work in progress. everything is new here. >> i want our viewers to understand what this relationship is, how significant this is. egypt has the largest population in the arab world. it was the first arab country to sign a peace treaty with israel. one of the largest recipients of u.s. aid. gets $1.5 to $2 billion a year. there is a lot at stake here. who stands to lose the most if this thing deteriorates? >> look, at this
as far as the libyan president's phone call with president obama, president obama said he expressed his appreciation for cooperation with the libyan government. so there you have two different relationships developing. but the most important one is still with egypt. egypt is by far the most important arab country. it is one that the united states needs as far as israel is concerned. what happens in egypt tends to have an impact on what happens in other countries. so this is really going to be...
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many of obama's critics call it socialism. romney's running mate, paul ryan. >> president obama said that he believes in redistribution. mitt romney and i are not running to redistribute the wealth. mitt romney and i are running to help americans create wealth. >> so what is redistribution anyway? it basically means using the progressive income tax system to raise money from the wealthy and use it to invest in things loik public works, education and aid for the poor. mr. obama puts it this way. quote, there's nothing wrong with us giving each other a helping hand. still to be decided, how voters will come down on redistribution versus 47%. so the talk back question of this morning, is the redistribution of wealth the answer to our economic woes? facebook.com/carolcnn. your responses, later this hour. >> house committee will grill the man who investigated that botched gun trafficking program, fast and furious. you know what it's called. lawmakers say there's a lot more work to be done despite the length of that report. 471 page
many of obama's critics call it socialism. romney's running mate, paul ryan. >> president obama said that he believes in redistribution. mitt romney and i are not running to redistribute the wealth. mitt romney and i are running to help americans create wealth. >> so what is redistribution anyway? it basically means using the progressive income tax system to raise money from the wealthy and use it to invest in things loik public works, education and aid for the poor. mr. obama puts...
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look, even barack obama is not running on barack obama's agenda. he's running on bill clinton's agenda. barack obama is not running on what he's going to do the next four years. he's running on what bill clinton would dot next four years. so this could -- right now, mitt romney doesn't need to motivate his base. they are motivated to change it. but what mitt romney has not done is say how he would lead. that's what's next. that's what has to happen in these debates. >> okay. but when you say that, about the base, let me just put this poll up, david frum, have you jump in on this, so you can look at the national gallup poll if you're mitt romney and say look, obama has lost his bounce. then i give you virginia, "washington post" 52% for barack obama, 44% for mitt romney. and that's not the only swing state where we see the president pull ahead. that's got to be terrifying. >> the tragedy of the situation, here is a man who is a competent, capable manager, who has been good at everything, a successful governor. the author of the first universal healt
look, even barack obama is not running on barack obama's agenda. he's running on bill clinton's agenda. barack obama is not running on what he's going to do the next four years. he's running on what bill clinton would dot next four years. so this could -- right now, mitt romney doesn't need to motivate his base. they are motivated to change it. but what mitt romney has not done is say how he would lead. that's what's next. that's what has to happen in these debates. >> okay. but when you...
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only 44% in favor of obama in his birth state. if romney doesn't find that troubling, they may find the wisconsin poll also troubling. the marquette law shows that in the state of his running mate paul ryan, 54% would favor romney. that's got to -- i mean, i almost feel like there had to be a holding of breath in the romney campaign with these numbers. >> yeah, i think romney's in deep trouble in michigan and wisconsin. we'll see if paul ryan can really help him in wisconsin. neither campaign, neither the romney campaign nor the obama campaign directly are spending a lot of money -- they're not spending a lot of money in either state. i think they both sense that wisconsin and michigan will probably go democratic this time. so the super packs are spending money in michigan and wisconsin. the pro-republican super packs. i think the romney campaign, they're spending some money in wisconsin, though not a whole lot. but michigan, given the president's ability to save the auto industry, gm, chrysler in particular, it looks like michiga
only 44% in favor of obama in his birth state. if romney doesn't find that troubling, they may find the wisconsin poll also troubling. the marquette law shows that in the state of his running mate paul ryan, 54% would favor romney. that's got to -- i mean, i almost feel like there had to be a holding of breath in the romney campaign with these numbers. >> yeah, i think romney's in deep trouble in michigan and wisconsin. we'll see if paul ryan can really help him in wisconsin. neither...
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are you saying president obama is benghazi? >> no, but i'm saying he's responsible for failure in afghanistan and iraq. iraq is now disintegrating, al qaeda is coming back. we didn't leave a residual force in afghanistan, he overruled his military advisers on several occasions, including 30,000 instead of 40,000 for the surge and accelerated withdrawal dates and now we have a situation where taliban and our enemies know we are leaving, and the whole premise, was to train afghans to turn over these responsibilities to them, and leave. now how can we train and work with these people if so many them are killing americans we can't even train and operate with them? by that policy, it has been an abject failure. >> we'll talk more with senator mccain about domestic issues a bit later in the program. first, bob baer and fran townsend. fran, served as a member of the cia external advisory committee, and last month visited libya with her employer, mccannkancan forbes. he said that there were security concerns. >> we had a long conversat
are you saying president obama is benghazi? >> no, but i'm saying he's responsible for failure in afghanistan and iraq. iraq is now disintegrating, al qaeda is coming back. we didn't leave a residual force in afghanistan, he overruled his military advisers on several occasions, including 30,000 instead of 40,000 for the surge and accelerated withdrawal dates and now we have a situation where taliban and our enemies know we are leaving, and the whole premise, was to train afghans to turn...
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president obama, then senator obama, won it four years ago. of course, paul ryan from wisconsin is on the republican ticket as the running mate. but look at these two polls, john. a 14-point late in the marquette law school poll, and a smaller lead, six points in the quinnipiac poll. another state, virginia, a similar story. and one of the things i've seen in the national polls, some trends, the president is starting to catch up and take away that advantage mitt romney had on the economy. and more americans are starting to get optimistic about the way the economy and the country may go over the next year. and one other thing, we learned this from the romney campaign just overnight. they say that we're going to see more of mitt romney on the campaign trail starting pretty much next week, including a three-day bus tour for romney and ryan, where we're going to see more of the candidates and more of them spelling out what they say they can do for the middle class. john? >> that bus tour in ohio. all right, paul steinhauser, thanks very much for b
president obama, then senator obama, won it four years ago. of course, paul ryan from wisconsin is on the republican ticket as the running mate. but look at these two polls, john. a 14-point late in the marquette law school poll, and a smaller lead, six points in the quinnipiac poll. another state, virginia, a similar story. and one of the things i've seen in the national polls, some trends, the president is starting to catch up and take away that advantage mitt romney had on the economy. and...
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snooki. >> chocolate milk. >> michelle obama, are you ready to tuck barack obama in? i mean, as an american, i mean, are these the kind of things that we want to be hearing or do we want, you know, them to be connecting in a different way? i think that it is just really interesting that what they are saying if miss jersey shore culture, if you will, these are the things that are going to get them a bump in the polls. >> you covered the state department. truly, like -- we will have a conversation about this later this morning when it is our tough call because i think that raises a good point. what do americans want to hear on the campaign trail? >> if you -- yes, president obama is campaigning for re-election but also still the president of the united states. and he still has a job to do. so clearly he is saying that re-election right now is taking priority over some of the work that needs to be done. >> clearly, clearly. we have to take a short break. we will continue this conversation. ahead this morning, outcry over those replacement nfl refs could be at the breakin
snooki. >> chocolate milk. >> michelle obama, are you ready to tuck barack obama in? i mean, as an american, i mean, are these the kind of things that we want to be hearing or do we want, you know, them to be connecting in a different way? i think that it is just really interesting that what they are saying if miss jersey shore culture, if you will, these are the things that are going to get them a bump in the polls. >> you covered the state department. truly, like -- we will...
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president obama campaigns this afternoon at a rally in las vegas. his seventh visit to nevada this year. and mitt romney is in the battleground of florida holding a rally in jacksonville after attending a fund-raiser. >>> facebook's ceo mark zuckerberg is speaking out for the first time since taking the social network public. he addressed concerns about facebook's freefalling stock and the company's long-term future. >> you know, the performance of the stock has obviously been disappointing, right? and we care about our shareholders and the commitment that we made is that we are going to execute this mission of making the world more open and connected. and we are going to do the things we think are going to build value over the long-term. >> zuckerberg also says a top priority for facebook going forward is its mobile strategy. >>> all right. that drawer with all your old gadgets about to welcome a new addition. apple is expected to officially unveil the iphone 5 in a few hours. will the phone be slimmer or smarter? what we can expect, next. for. so
president obama campaigns this afternoon at a rally in las vegas. his seventh visit to nevada this year. and mitt romney is in the battleground of florida holding a rally in jacksonville after attending a fund-raiser. >>> facebook's ceo mark zuckerberg is speaking out for the first time since taking the social network public. he addressed concerns about facebook's freefalling stock and the company's long-term future. >> you know, the performance of the stock has obviously been...
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in virginia and florida, obama 49, romney 44. they're beginning to get very depressed, the republicans, when they see these numbers. no republican has ever been elected without at least ohio. how worried should they be? >> if you ask any republican now if the election today was held, most republicans would say unfortunately it looks like president obama is leading. ohio and florida are in a close election, which is going to be must win for mitt romney. there are varying polls on virginia. virginia is looking strong for president obama but it's all over the map. president obama certainly has more paths to victory than mitt romney. he has to win florida and ohio and pick up nevada, colorado, iowa, new hampshire, wisconsin's in play. polls a snapshot of where we are now. you're right, it was before all of this tumult in the middle east began again. to the extent they represent a trend line tells us something. ohio is the only one of the three you mentioned that i think republicans are beginning to think is light blue and may be gone
in virginia and florida, obama 49, romney 44. they're beginning to get very depressed, the republicans, when they see these numbers. no republican has ever been elected without at least ohio. how worried should they be? >> if you ask any republican now if the election today was held, most republicans would say unfortunately it looks like president obama is leading. ohio and florida are in a close election, which is going to be must win for mitt romney. there are varying polls on virginia....